单词 | poetship |
释义 | poetshipn. 1. humorous. With possessive adjective: a mock title given to a poet. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > [noun] > title poetship1776 1776 S. J. Pratt Garrick's Looking-glass iii. 57 That Madam Mel. was still in tears, And might be so, these twenty years, Unless their poetships, could rule Friend Roscius. 1834 Sir J. Stephen in Sir H. Taylor's Corr. (1888) 59 Do not let your poetship snort and grow saucy. 1888–94 R. Browning Poet. Wks. I. iii. 163 My love! Warped souls and bodies! yet God spoke Of right-hand, foot and eye—selects our yoke, Sordello, as your poetship may find! 2. The position or function of a poet. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > [noun] > position of poetship1781 poethood1849 poetdom1899 1781 W. Cowper Let. 25 Aug. (1979) I. 513 Johnson uses the discretion my poetship has allowed him with much discernment. 1878 R. Browning Poets Croisic l Fury of favour, Royal Poetship, Prophetship. 1998 Re: Shift of Emphasis in rec.arts.poems (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Apr. I accept your regrets in this tender poetship and friendship we made today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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